![Eric Sykes](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/4SrfLxY7K8L1Q0rybDTMElrEo5z.jpg)
Eric Sykes
'Eric Sykes' started as a radio scriptwriter but he soon found he could perform as well as write. The slight handicap of being very hard of hearing doesn't interfere with his wonderful comic timing. The spectacles he wears have no lenses but contain a bone conducting hearing aid.
Known For | Acting |
---|---|
Most Rating | 3.334 |
Birthday | 1923-05-04 |
Place of Birth | Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK |
Also Known As |
![Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/fECBtHlr0RB3foNHDiCBXeg9Bv9.jpg)
2005
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
7.814/20337
When Harry Potter's name emerges from the Goblet of Fire, he becomes a competitor in a grueling battle for glory among three wizarding schools—the Tri...
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
![The Others](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/p8g1vlTvpM6nr2hMMiZ1fUlKF0D.jpg)
2001
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The Others
7.616/6358
Grace is a religious woman who lives in an old house kept dark because her two children, Anne and Nicholas, have a rare sensitivity to light. When the...
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![Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/wcGELNaQ8TbiMUpAnkKLl5g09OO.jpg)
1965
![Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/wcGELNaQ8TbiMUpAnkKLl5g09OO.jpg)
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
6.747/164
In order to boost circulation of his newspaper, Lord Rawnsley announces an air race and offers £10,000 to the first person who can fly across the Engl...
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Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
![The Liquidator](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/imi3N0uyOsfRLmLMTgIidh9rHJO.jpg)
1965
![The Liquidator](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/imi3N0uyOsfRLmLMTgIidh9rHJO.jpg)
The Liquidator
6.2/19
Spy spoof about Boysie Oakes, a British secret agent who specialises in Liquidating. In actual fact he contracts out the work and pretends it was hims...
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The Liquidator
![Monte Carlo or Bust!](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/10RJ70j2aZG4iboDoN6sbTTkI7v.jpg)
1969
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Monte Carlo or Bust!
5.9/50
Sequel to "Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines". This time an international car rally from England to Monte Carlo provides the comedic farc...
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Monte Carlo or Bust!
![Shalako](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/3uXbc6pXPOrgpW10ZxU6VOwvV2p.jpg)
1968
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Shalako
5.7/76
Sean Connery is Shalako, a guide in the old West who has to rescue an aristocratic British hunting party from Indians and bandits.
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Shalako
![The Plank](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/2DKCXgNTp0rpglPxisa3Elcfqcs.jpg)
1967
![The Plank](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/2DKCXgNTp0rpglPxisa3Elcfqcs.jpg)
The Plank
6.2/25
A slapstick comedy about two workmen delivering planks to a building site. This is done with music and a sort of "wordless dialogue" which consists of...
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The Plank
![The Bargee](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/AnmVdsZJIHI27CJAi9b75oc1N5r.jpg)
1964
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The Bargee
6.9/9
After a lock-keeper entrusts his daughter to a canal Casanova, he is shocked to learn that she is pregnant. He then refuses to open his locks - causin...
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The Bargee
![It's Your Move](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/6Wos4CiDbwM3cbbg0VCgXuaZyl8.jpg)
1982
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It's Your Move
8.167/6
A silent slapstick comedy depicting the travails of young couple moving into a new home, who hire an accident-prone firm of house removers, headed by...
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It's Your Move
![Watch Your Stern](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/x3irDPDAMzkDWN6vGJokUh8VrXh.jpg)
1960
![Watch Your Stern](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/x3irDPDAMzkDWN6vGJokUh8VrXh.jpg)
Watch Your Stern
5.7/10
When the details of a secret torpedo are destroyed by an incompetent seaman, the crew of the ship rally round, when the Admiral needs the plans to sho...
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Watch Your Stern
![Orders Are Orders](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/kGFDMRevdJYqRYZ8sTjLiLGvQbh.jpg)
1954
![Orders Are Orders](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/kGFDMRevdJYqRYZ8sTjLiLGvQbh.jpg)
Orders Are Orders
6.4/6
An American movie company wants to shoot a science-fiction film using a British army barracks as a location, and its soldiers as actors.
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Orders Are Orders
![The Plank](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/l7dgsBueRxeSoCEUmSSKxnJNy0l.jpg)
1979
![The Plank](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/l7dgsBueRxeSoCEUmSSKxnJNy0l.jpg)
The Plank
7.4/10
Classic short British comedy, full of stars, about two workmen delivering planks to a building site. This is done with music and a sort of "wordless d...
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The Plank
![Very Important Person](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/e9hFEC0mNdCGJ81V5BQlL0n0WHT.jpg)
1961
![Very Important Person](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/e9hFEC0mNdCGJ81V5BQlL0n0WHT.jpg)
Very Important Person
5.5/10
Comedy set in World War Two, starring James Robertson-Justice and Leslie Phillips. Sir Ernest Pease (Robertson-Justice) is a self-important scientist...
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Very Important Person
![If You Go Down in the Woods Today](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/rqk9SMnCz9LcjfPrA9t53sSyWp5.jpg)
1981
![If You Go Down in the Woods Today](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/rqk9SMnCz9LcjfPrA9t53sSyWp5.jpg)
If You Go Down in the Woods Today
4/1
A Boy Scout troupe led by their scoutmaster (Sykes) is on a field trip to a seemingly-peaceful English woodland. However, the woods are actually teemi...
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If You Go Down in the Woods Today
![One Way Pendulum](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/dWyJBkeSyMRgOY2eYwa1nq3ShSC.jpg)
1965
![One Way Pendulum](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/dWyJBkeSyMRgOY2eYwa1nq3ShSC.jpg)
One Way Pendulum
5.5/2
A study of absurdity in a suburban family: father recreates the Old Bailey in the living room while the son teaches speak-your-weight machines to sing...
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One Way Pendulum
![Village of Daughters](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/f9EQqeL4uwGVjn6qqtSGcXSDvke.jpg)
1962
![Village of Daughters](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/f9EQqeL4uwGVjn6qqtSGcXSDvke.jpg)
Village of Daughters
5.5/2
A salesman from England is picked to select one girl in an Italian town who will become a bride for a native son.
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Village of Daughters
![Heavens Above!](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/wNM2se70dpwcOVLHWHrIBRXOehj.jpg)
1963
![Heavens Above!](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/wNM2se70dpwcOVLHWHrIBRXOehj.jpg)
Heavens Above!
6.2/21
A naive but caring prison chaplain, who happens to have the same last name as an upper class cleric, is by mistake appointed as vicar to a small and p...
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Heavens Above!
![The Big Freeze](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/cX2uqu8Payv2U8f1FbWXChPiGej.jpg)
1993
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The Big Freeze
6.2/5
A silent comedy. Two accident-prone plumbers go to fix the plumbing at a home for retired gentle-folk on the coldest day of the year in Finland. Every...
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The Big Freeze
![Kill or Cure](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/yLz7G6FYTTAwxyRUZ7z7BsDQIPy.jpg)
1962
![Kill or Cure](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/yLz7G6FYTTAwxyRUZ7z7BsDQIPy.jpg)
Kill or Cure
4.8/6
A private eye is hired to go undercover at a health farm, but before he can find out why his client is murdered.
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Kill or Cure
![Rotten to the Core](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/dchuHeOqLZdz2RpsACtrvGEo3Qr.jpg)
1965
![Rotten to the Core](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/dchuHeOqLZdz2RpsACtrvGEo3Qr.jpg)
Rotten to the Core
6.5/9
Rogues Jelly Knight, Scapa Flood, and Lennie the Dip leave prison expecting boss The Duke to have their stash ready to share out. Instead, Duke's girl...
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Rotten to the Core
![Rhubarb Rhubarb](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/gPBmErlgp6NZIJfbtnPE8V05qU3.jpg)
1980
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Rhubarb Rhubarb
8.5/4
During a game of golf between a police inspector and a vicar the inspector cheats by having a constable move his ball into favourable positions and th...
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Rhubarb Rhubarb
![Mavis and the Mermaid](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
2000
![Mavis and the Mermaid](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Mavis and the Mermaid
0/0
A small girl, who doesn't believe in fairytales, meets an old woman who claims she is a mermaid.
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Mavis and the Mermaid
![Charley Moon](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/sP7rmH8aZg1O0pYBL2EGIg6yulY.jpg)
1956
![Charley Moon](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/sP7rmH8aZg1O0pYBL2EGIg6yulY.jpg)
Charley Moon
7/2
A new career opens for Charley Moon when, during his army service, he is detailed to appear in a unit concert. In doing so, he becomes friendly with H...
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Charley Moon
![Gabrielle and the Doodleman](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1984
![Gabrielle and the Doodleman](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Gabrielle and the Doodleman
0/0
A wheelchair bound little girl gets involved with characters from her computer game that help her though a difficult time.
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Gabrielle and the Doodleman
![The Spy with a Cold Nose](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/vUSdbQQX5CYsREHplwaTN8sTF6Z.jpg)
1966
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The Spy with a Cold Nose
3.3/3
A dog with a spying device under its skin is sent to the Russian government as a present. When the Russians send the dog to a veterinary, British int...
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The Spy with a Cold Nose
![Absolute Beginners](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/g6253jEzQIe2Y5g9U6zZyYpqPOo.jpg)
1986
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Absolute Beginners
5.5/60
A musical adaptation of Colin MacInnes' novel about life in late 1950s London. Nineteen-year-old photographer Colin is hopelessly in love with model C...
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Absolute Beginners
![The Boys in Blue](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/jQaIMGsF2gy7HhP4Rxe1Ub4ExBf.jpg)
1982
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The Boys in Blue
5.2/15
Sgt. Cannon (Tommy Cannon) and PC Ball (Bobby Ball) run the police station in the quiet town of Little Botham. When the station is threatened with clo...
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The Boys in Blue
![Splitting Heirs](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/bOxCNid7ZLB9SoUkIGhWKfDqrZy.jpg)
1993
![Splitting Heirs](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/bOxCNid7ZLB9SoUkIGhWKfDqrZy.jpg)
Splitting Heirs
5.171/73
A member of the English upper class dies, leaving his estate and his business to an American, whom he thinks is his son who was lost as a baby and the...
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Splitting Heirs
![Mr. H Is Late](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/5QRwtjx6BycY1ppJuLAqTkGMjY4.jpg)
1988
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Mr. H Is Late
7/4
A team of inept undertakers attempt to get a coffin to a funeral on time. An undertaker is in charge of moving a coffin from a home to the church. The...
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Mr. H Is Late
![Rhubarb](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/wXLsALzUSQlddS2LG1HbYwWV24L.jpg)
1970
![Rhubarb](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/wXLsALzUSQlddS2LG1HbYwWV24L.jpg)
Rhubarb
5.5/4
A Police Inspector and a vicar play a round of golf. The Inspector has a Constable help him to cheat, while the vicar has other ideas...
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Rhubarb
![The Unforgettable Spike Milligan](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
2010
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The Unforgettable Spike Milligan
0/0
A documentary about Spike Milligan
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![Eric Sykes: One of the Great Troupers](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/x3t1OMgiHu1mLRmzOUrveqINCdQ.jpg)
1981
![Eric Sykes: One of the Great Troupers](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/x3t1OMgiHu1mLRmzOUrveqINCdQ.jpg)
Eric Sykes: One of the Great Troupers
0/0
With film clips and photos, Eric Sykes gives a tongue-in-cheek account of his follies and fortunes as an actor, gag writer, and comedian in a long and...
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Eric Sykes: One of the Great Troupers
![Tommy the Toreador](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/hiGrXQKX3roYOIprg2qEH5EC0cN.jpg)
1959
![Tommy the Toreador](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/hiGrXQKX3roYOIprg2qEH5EC0cN.jpg)
Tommy the Toreador
3.5/2
Tommy is a happy sailor, travelling the world, singing his favourite songs. When he visits Spain, he gets mistaken for a famous bullfighter. Tommy fin...
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![The Big Screen](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/oVZ6ewrZBBQuJdJYptI3l87esYT.jpg)
1973
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The Big Screen
0/0
Two of Britain's leading film directors - John Schlesinger and Gerald Thomas - share the anxiety, hopes and risks experienced by those involved with t...
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The Big Screen
![Three Sisters](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
2003
![Three Sisters](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Three Sisters
0/0
Nearly a thousand miles away from their beloved Moscow, Chekhov's Three Sisters live in virtual exile. Olga, a schoolmistress, attempts to support her...
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![Tony Hancock: From East Cheam to Earls Court](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/y1luB3rzh7l44DC6Ot9Q4ViOWxm.jpg)
1985
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Tony Hancock: From East Cheam to Earls Court
0/0
Ex-colleagues reflect on the comic genius and sometimes difficult character of Tony Hancock.
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![Oooh Er Missus! The Frankie Howerd Story](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/hdiB1hvuPJgwSI0ioZ2vm7QKksz.jpg)
1990
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Oooh Er Missus! The Frankie Howerd Story
0/0
Documentary about the life of Frankie Howerd, with help from friends and colleagues and including highlights from his TV and film career.
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![Entertaining the Troops](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
2011
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Entertaining the Troops
0/0
Documentary telling the story of the ENSA performers who kept up the troops' morale during World War II, with contributions from Dame Vera Lynn, Eric...
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![Spike Milligan I told you I was ill... A live tribute](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
2002
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Spike Milligan I told you I was ill... A live tribute
0/0
One of many tributes following the death of Spike Milligan. Comedians, actors and musicians join forces to present a live tribute featuring a selectio...
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![Tommy Cooper - The Magic Touch](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/1lAAObORFvllSWrWi80yJPvPRwP.jpg)
1993
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Tommy Cooper - The Magic Touch
0/0
Tommy Cooper, the hapless magician who was in a league of his own, is joined here by a star-studded selection of guests in previously unseen extracts...
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